Nef
Encyclopedia
Historical
- Nef (metalwork) an extravagant table-ornament in the shape of a ship, from
- a French name for a type of ship called a carrackCarrackA carrack or nau was a three- or four-masted sailing ship developed in 15th century Western Europe for use in the Atlantic Ocean. It had a high rounded stern with large aftcastle, forecastle and bowsprit at the stem. It was first used by the Portuguese , and later by the Spanish, to explore and...
in English - the French word for naveNaveIn Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
of a church
People
- Alain NefAlain NefAlain Nef is a Swiss football defender who currently plays for BSC Young Boys.- Career :Before he played for Piacenza Calcio and FC Zürich...
(born 1982), Swiss footballer - Vice Admiral Francisco NefFrancisco NefVice Admiral Francisco Nef Jara was a Chilean naval officer and member of the Government Junta that ruled Chile between 1924 and 1925....
(1863 - 1931), Chilean naval officer and member of the Government Junta - John Ulric Nef (chemist) (1862-1915) discoverer of the Nef reactionNef reactionThe Nef reaction is an organic reaction describing the acid hydrolysis of a salt of a primary or secondary nitroalkane to an aldehyde or a ketone and nitrous oxide ....
- John Ulric Nef (economic historian)John Ulric Nef (economic historian)John Ulric Nef was an American economic historian, and the co-founder of the University of Chicago's Committee on Social Thought. He was associated with the University of Chicago for over half a century, and co-founded the Committee there in 1941.-Early life:Nef was born in 1899. He was a native...
, American economic historian - Lieutenant-General Roland NefRoland NefLieutenant-General Roland Nef was the Chief of the Armed Forces of Switzerland in 2008....
(born 1959), Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces in 2008 - Sonja NefSonja NefSonja Nef is a Swiss former alpine skier. Nef was women's World Champion in Giant Slalom in 2001. She won the 2001 and 2002 World Cup in Giant Slalom...
(born 1972), Swiss skier - Walter Nef, a Swiss mathematician, the namesake of Nef polyhedra
Organizations
- National Energy FoundationNational Energy FoundationThe National Energy Foundation is an independent British charity, established to encourage the more sustainable use and generation of energy.- Aims :...
(UK) - National Enrichment FacilityNational Enrichment FacilityThe National Enrichment Facility is a plant for the enrichment of uranium. The plant uses a gas centrifuge technology known as Zippe-type centrifuges. It is located 5 miles east of Eunice, New Mexico. The NEF is operated by Louisiana Energy Services which is in turn owned by the Urenco Group...
(US) - New Economics FoundationNew Economics FoundationThe New Economics Foundation is a British think-tank.NEF was founded in 1986 by the leaders of The Other Economic Summit with the aim of working for a "new model of wealth creation, based on equality, diversity and economic stability"....
(UK) - New Engineering FoundationNew Engineering FoundationThe New Engineering Foundation is a UK-based not for profit registered charity and think tank founded in 2004 by Prof. Sa'ad Medhat, which focuses on developing vocational education...
(UK) - Near East FoundationNear East FoundationThe Near East Foundation , formerly the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief , is a Syracuse, NY-based American development agency founded in 1915....
(US) - National Education Foundation, India
- Network of European Foundations
- New England Firearms, part of H & R FirearmsH & R FirearmsH & R 1871, LLC is a manufacturer of firearms under the Harrington & Richardson and New England Firearms trademarks...
, owned by Marlin Firearms, (US) - Norges Eiendomsmeglerforbund. (Norwegian Association of Real Estate Agents)
Biology and Chemistry
- Nef (protein)Nef (protein)Nef is a protein expressed by primate lentiviruses. These include human immunodeficiency viruses and simian immunodeficiency virus . Nef is one of many pathogen-expressed proteins, known as virulence factors, which function to manipulate the host's cellular machinery and thus allow infection,...
, Negative Regulatory Factor, a protein regulating HIV replication - Nucleotide exchange factorNucleotide exchange factorNucleotide exchange factors are proteins that stimulate the exchange of nucleoside diphosphates for nucleoside triphosphates bound to other proteins.-Function:...
- Neurite Extension Factor, a gene also known as S100BS100BS100 calcium binding protein B or S100B is a protein of the S-100 protein family.S100 proteins are localized in the cytoplasm and nucleus of a wide range of cells, and involved in the regulation of a number of cellular processes such as cell cycle progression and differentiation...
Other
- Nikon Electronic Format, a type of Raw image formatRAW image formatA camera raw image file contains minimally processed data from the image sensor of either a digital camera, image scanner, or motion picture film scanner. Raw files are so named because they are not yet processed and therefore are not ready to be printed or edited with a bitmap graphics editor...
- Notice of Electronic FilingNotice of Electronic Filing--The Notice of Electronic Filing is part of the system established by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts through the docketing and access systems of PACER & CM/ECF. PACER is a public-access system accessible by any person after registration and for a fee...
, the name given to electronic receipts issues by the US court system